Dahon bikes in Olympic closing

"When man first set woman on two wheels with a pair of pedals, did he know, I wonder, that he had rent the veil of the harem in twain? A woman on a bicycle has all the world before her where to choose; she can go where she will, no man hindering." The Typewriter Girl, 1899.

"Every so often a bird gets up and flies some place it's drawn to. I don't suppose it could tell you why, but it does it anyway." Ian Hibell, 1934-2008

I'm glad they had Roll Royces parade the 3 younger singers into the stadium.
Hmmm....BMW owns Rolls Royce, and I saw some other Bimmers driving in the event.
Maybe the event planners got some free BMWs and Dahons, a conspiracy?

I didn't see the closing ceremonies, but considering that Brompton is an English bike and Dahon is an American company that has their bikes manufactured in China & Bulgaria, I bet it went over about as well as the American uniforms that were made in China.

... Dahon is an American company that has their bikes manufactured in China & Bulgaria, I bet it went over about as well as the American uniforms that were made in China.

Interesting point. If a bicycle company has it's headquarters and base of operations in the US and has everything manufactured and assembled in the US, it's rightly considered an American company... correct? If the CEO decides to move to Ireland and base the headquarters there yet the manufacturing and assembly operations are still in the US, is it now an Irish company?

Interesting point. If a bicycle company has it's headquarters and base of operations in the US and has everything manufactured and assembled in the US, it's rightly considered an American company... correct? If the CEO decides to move to Ireland and base the headquarters there yet the manufacturing and assembly operations are still in the US, is it now an Irish company?

Just interested to hear eveyones take on this.

Who moved to my lovely isle lol? Time we has an Irish folding bike manufacturer

but considering that Brompton is an English bike and Dahon is an American company that has their bikes manufactured in China & Bulgaria, I bet it went over about as well as the American uniforms that were made in China.

Actually, I bet if anyone else noticed at all, they probably thought "Hey, cool, they included bicycles!" Probably only on this list was the discussion immediately taken over by all things BROMPTON.

"When man first set woman on two wheels with a pair of pedals, did he know, I wonder, that he had rent the veil of the harem in twain? A woman on a bicycle has all the world before her where to choose; she can go where she will, no man hindering." The Typewriter Girl, 1899.

"Every so often a bird gets up and flies some place it's drawn to. I don't suppose it could tell you why, but it does it anyway." Ian Hibell, 1934-2008

I'm glad they had Roll Royces parade the 3 younger singers into the stadium.
Hmmm....BMW owns Rolls Royce, and I saw some other Bimmers driving in the event.
Maybe the event planners got some free BMWs and Dahons, a conspiracy?

If you're a big conspiracy buff, perhaps. In the real world, more likely the organizers contacted Brompton in May for eight white bikes and were told "October".

"When man first set woman on two wheels with a pair of pedals, did he know, I wonder, that he had rent the veil of the harem in twain? A woman on a bicycle has all the world before her where to choose; she can go where she will, no man hindering." The Typewriter Girl, 1899.

"Every so often a bird gets up and flies some place it's drawn to. I don't suppose it could tell you why, but it does it anyway." Ian Hibell, 1934-2008

I'm glad they had Roll Royces parade the 3 younger singers into the stadium.
Hmmm....BMW owns Rolls Royce, and I saw some other Bimmers driving in the event.
Maybe the event planners got some free BMWs and Dahons, a conspiracy?

Not sure about conspiracy, but BMW was a sponsor, and they got a lot of free beemers, at least for the duration.

It would have been nice to see some bikes - even Dahons - using the Olympic "Zil" lanes, but this didn't happen (except when commuters risked the fine to use them)